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The paper highlights that despite growing attention to the issue, serious gaps remain in the availability of reliable data, legislative protection and sustainable housing solutions.

A global problem with systemic roots

Homelessness is a universal problem, closely linked to poverty, social inequality, lack of access to health care and social protection. At the same time, as the report notes, the world is still dominated by the misconception that homelessness is a consequence of individual failure rather than systemic failures. Such prejudices make it difficult for the public to support assistance programs and adopt long-term solutions.

The report acknowledges the diversity of manifestations and lived realities of homelessness across regions and contexts. According to the Global Homelessness Institute, 78 countries have official government reporting, but only 24 collect data beyond those sleeping rough. This limits understanding of the scale and diversity of homelessness.

Homelessness cannot be fully understood if it is viewed only as a physical loss of shelter, the report's authors note. The experience also entails a loss of security, stability and social connections, which many homeless people see as the main problem with their situation.

Examples of good practice include a national homeless census in Chile in collaboration with civil society, covering 185 municipalities, and an improved methodology in Latvia with an emphasis on better reflecting the diversity of life situations. In Colombia, regional street censuses every five years help the state formulate targeted social policies. The UN also stresses the importance of involving people with homelessness themselves in the data collection process.

Criminalization and stigmatization

One of the most pressing issues remains the criminalization of homelessness. The UK has announced that it will repeal the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act, a major step forward. However, a number of countries still have laws punishing sleeping outdoors or being in public places. Experts say such measures perpetuate cycles of poverty and isolation.

The UN is calling on governments to tackle not just legal restrictions but also social prejudices. National programmes such as India’s Housing for All initiative recognise the contribution of homeless people to urban economies and help reduce stigma.

From emergency measures to long-term strategies

The report highlights that emergency shelters are necessary, but they do not offer a long-term sustainable solution. Countries that have integrated housing and social protection policies have achieved better results. In Canada, for example, the Finding a Home strategy has enabled support and resource redistribution at the community level, while in Vietnam, housing programs are combined with educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for vulnerable groups.

Successful examples include the Solibay programme in France and Provivienda in Spain, which through NGOs and other actors mobilise private housing for those in need. In Barcelona, housing is also provided in combination with health and social services.

In Mongolia, the Road Home programme aims to implement preventive and early intervention measures to prevent chronic homelessness, involving the Ulaanbaatar mayor's office, governor's office and social welfare department, police, city and district level labor authorities, as well as educational institutions, health care organizations, the private sector and NGOs.

Vulnerable groups: women, elderly and minorities

The report pays special attention to vulnerable groups. The causes and experiences of homelessness are determined not only by economic pressures, but also by forms of structural inequality and exclusion, the authors emphasize. For example, women face the risk of eviction due to discriminatory inheritance rules and limited access to property rights. Older people, especially women and minorities, are at risk due to rising prices and low incomes. Young people, including the LGBTIQ community, are often left out of housing policies and face a shortage of specialized shelters and support programs. A serious gap is the lack of organized housing and support for young people leaving state care.

People with disabilities, including psychosocial disabilities, are particularly vulnerable to long-term exclusion and often face barriers in confirming their entitlement to housing assistance and interacting with institutions. The report also identifies indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, migrants, internally displaced persons and stateless persons, as well as people employed in the informal sector and without social protection as vulnerable groups.

Recommendations of the Secretary-General

The UN Secretary-General calls in his report:

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September 15, 2025 Women

Today, girls are more likely to complete school than ever before, and maternal mortality has fallen by almost 40 percent between 2000 and 2023. Rates of intimate partner violence are 2.5 times lower in countries that have taken comprehensive action to combat violence. Over the past five years, 99 new or revised anti-discrimination laws have been introduced worldwide.

At the same time, negative attitudes towards women's rights, the narrowing of civic space and reduced funding for gender equality initiatives are threatening the progress that has been made in this area.

This is stated in a new edition of the review on gender issues, prepared UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Its authors emphasize that gender equality can be achieved if it is prioritized and invested in.

"Where there is gender equality became a priority, it has helped societies and economies move forward,” said UN Women Executive Director Sima Bacchus.

“Targeted investments in gender equality have the potential to transform societies and economies. Closing the gender digital divide alone could benefit 343.5 million women and girls worldwide, lift 30 million women and girls out of poverty by 2050, and boost global GDP by an estimated $1.5 trillion by 2030,” she added.

Negative trends

However, if current negative trends continue, by 2030 there will be 351 million women and girls living in extreme poverty, mostly in South and Central Asia. Today, 676 million women and girls live in conflict zones – the highest number since the 1990s.

In 2024, 64 million more adult women than adult men were food insecure. More than 30 percent of women worldwide lack sufficient dietary diversity.

Regional aspect

The situation of women varies from country to country and from region to region. For example, in Uganda, the proportion of women of reproductive age whose diet can be considered sufficiently varied is only 12.7 percent, while in Tajikistan it is 80.4 percent.

Decrease maternal mortality rates also unevenly. Thus, in Central and South Asia they decreased by 72 percent, in Europe and North America, where they were lower, by 45 percent. The highest maternal mortality rates are in tropical African countries. From 2020 to 2023, they decreased by 39 percent.

In 2024, 70 percent of men worldwide used the internet, compared to 65 percent of women. However, in the least developed countries, the figures were 41 percent and 29 percent, respectively.

Gender equality benefits everyone

The report's data shows that in the area of gender equality a rollback is taking place, but they also say that with investment and political will, this trend can be reversed.

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Accelerated action and policies to ensure women and girls have access to education, social protection and employment opportunities would help reduce the number of women and girls living in extreme poverty by 110 million by 2050, generating an estimated $342 trillion in global economic gains.

The Survey is the world's leading source of data on gender equality and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It draws on data from more than 100 sources to track progress towards empowering women and girls and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The international community is currently on track to meet all of the 2030 targets 5th Goals – ensuring gender equality.

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September 15, 2025 UN

The main news of the day in the UN and around the world: military actions in the frontline areas of Ukraine, escalation of the offensive on the city of Gaza, Security Council meeting on Yemen, International Day of Democracy.

Casualties among Ukrainian residents

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, several civilians were killed and 40 wounded in the Donetsk region of Ukraine as a result of ongoing fighting over the weekend. Local authorities have documented damage to almost 190 civilian objects, including residential buildings, schools and a hospital. Fighting continues in other parts of Ukraine. In the Zaporizhia region, almost 5,000 people remain without electricity. From September 12 to 14, more than 2,700 people were forced to leave their homes. Humanitarian organizations are providing assistance to evacuees at transit points.

Escalation in Gaza

The UN condemns the escalation of the Israeli offensive on Gaza City over the weekend, the UN press service said today. Dozens of people were reported killed and wounded. The UN reiterates its call for the protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel, as well as full respect for international law. The day before, the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini said that in the previous four days alone, 10 UNRWA buildings had been hit in Gaza City. These included seven schools and two clinics where internally displaced persons were sheltering.

The situation in Yemen

The situation in Yemen remains extremely tense against the backdrop of escalating regional violence and arbitrary detentions of UN staff. This was stated at a Security Council meeting by the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the country, Hans Grundberg. According to him, without stability in Yemen, there can be no stability in the region and vice versa – the situation in the region determines how events will develop in the country. In turn, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher reminded Security Council members that 17 million Yemenis are starving, and without increased aid funding, the situation will only get worse.

Democracy Day

Today the world celebrates International Day of Democracy. In his message, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recalled that the source of democracy’s strength is people: their votes, their choices, and their participation in shaping societies. Democracy, he said, thrives when the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all people are respected, especially the world’s most vulnerable. The Secretary-General highlighted “the courage of people around the world who are shaping their societies through dialogue, participation, and trust,” noting that such efforts are more important today than ever.

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September 15, 2025 Peace and security

Ukraine has been ranked first in the world in terms of the number of annual victims of cluster munitions for the third year in a row. Since February 2022, more than 1,200 deaths caused by the use of this type of weapon have been registered in the country. This is stated in the report of the Coalition Against Cluster Munitions, which was presented on Monday by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

According to the data provided in the report, in 2024, 314 cases of death or injury as a result of the use of cluster munitions were recorded worldwide. The real number is likely to be significantly higher, as many cases are not documented. In Ukraine alone, about 40 attacks using cluster munitions were recorded in 2024, while the exact number of casualties is unknown.

Cluster munition fatalities were reported in nine countries last year: Afghanistan, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Mauritania, Myanmar, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen. All of these countries, except Myanmar, also reported new casualties from cluster munition remnants in 2024.

Victims of direct cluster munition attacks have been recorded in three countries – Myanmar, Syria and Ukraine. All of these states are not parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

Of the total number of recorded casualties in 2024, 257 were directly affected by attacks and 57 by cluster munition remnants.

Deadly weapon

Launched from the ground or from aircraft, cluster munitions explode in the air, dispersing small explosive devices over a wide area. Victims suffer serious injuries from blasts and burns, and unexploded bombs often remain on the battlefield long after the conflict has ended.

Cluster munitions and their remnants continue to disproportionately affect civilians. All recorded casualties in 2024 were civilians. Children accounted for 42 percent of all recorded casualties.

Neither Russia nor Ukraine are parties to the 2008 Convention banning cluster munitions, which currently includes 112 countries.

“Earlier this year, Lithuania became the first state to withdraw from the Convention on Conventional Cluster Munitions,” said Orsin Hoffman, a senior researcher at UNIDIR. “Fortunately, no other state withdrew, but since then four other northern and eastern European states have announced their intention to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty – Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Poland.”

Reports of Ukraine using cluster bombs

Ukraine reportedly began using U.S.-supplied 155mm artillery shells within weeks of announcing their receipt in July 2023, the report says. Social media posts show purported Russian soldiers holding what appear to be unexploded cluster munitions. Media coverage of Ukrainian artillery units in combat confirms the use of shells with markings indicating U.S. production in the 1980s and 1990s.

Since March 2022, Russian authorities have repeatedly reported on Ukraine's use of cluster munitions in the occupied territories, primarily in the Donetsk region, but so far these reports have not been accompanied by confirmed facts.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that while not all incidents could be verified, in a number of cases the imagery examined was consistent with the use of cluster munitions. One such incident occurred on 31 January 2025, when at least six civilians in Horlivka, Donetsk region, were reportedly injured by cluster munitions.

The report cites allegations that Ukraine has used ATACMS ballistic missiles with cluster warheads to strike targets inside Russia and in areas under Russian control, but there is no official confirmation of these claims. The Ukrainian Armed Forces posted a video on their Telegram channel that allegedly showed the use of cluster munitions in the Kursk region of Russia in August 2024. In September 2024, a Russian serviceman posted an image on Telegram of an unexploded ATACMS missile and its warhead with cluster submunitions, but did not indicate the exact location where the remains were found.

Russian officials and state media claim that Ukrainian forces are using cluster munitions on Russian territory. From August 2024 to July 2025, there were at least 25 reports of alleged cluster munition attacks from Ukraine.

Reports of Russian use of cluster bombs

Russia continued to strike civilians in densely populated urban areas of Ukraine with cluster munitions in the second half of 2024 and the first half of 2025, according to local authorities, media reports and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the report says.

“Russia has used cluster munitions extensively since the beginning of the conflict,” said Orsin Hoffman. “Russia first recorded use of cluster munitions in February 2024, and continues to strike civilian areas and residential buildings. The strikes recorded during the reporting period have killed dozens of civilians and injured hundreds.”

In 2025, submunitions with Korean markings were found in Ukrainian-controlled territory, but the report's authors note that it is unclear whether they were used by North Korean forces participating in joint military operations with Russia, or whether they were part of cluster munitions acquired by Russia from North Korea and used by Russian forces.

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September 15, 2025 Healthcare

The next pandemic or other health emergency is inevitable, it’s just a question of when, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in his speech at the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, stressing the importance of finalizing the landmark document.

He recalled that work on the Agreement began during the pandemic Covid-19, when serious shortcomings in ensuring global sanitary and epidemiological security became apparent. Since then, according to Ghebreyesus, the world has made significant progress. This Friday, September 19, amendments to the International Health Regulations adopted by the World Health Assembly last year will come into force.

Countries of the world adopted the first ever international agreement, aimed at better preventing, preparing for and responding to future pandemics, at the World Health Assembly in May this year after three years of negotiations. The WHO Director-General called it “a truly landmark event in the lifetime of this generation.”

“It is now your duty to complete this historic work by finalizing, as mandated by the World Health Assembly, the system for ensuring access to pathogens and benefit-sharing,” he told the working group members.

According to him, the goal remains the adoption of the Annex on Access to Pandemic Potential Pathogens (APPP) by the World Health Assembly in May next year – followed by the signature and ratification of the Agreement on Combating Pandemics by Member States.

“Every country should be interested in avoiding further delays in the process,” the head of WHO noted.

He stressed that the next pandemic or major global health emergency “will definitely happen, it’s just a question of when.” It is vital, the WHO chief continued, that by the next session of the UN General Assembly, the annex on the APRP is adopted by the World Health Assembly and the Pandemic Agreement is open for signature and ratification.

Ghebreyesus expressed confidence that the working group is capable of overcoming differences, reaching a compromise and completing the process within the established time frame.

"Let's finish this historic agreement. Let's finish what we started, because without the annex, the Agreement on Combating Pandemics will be incomplete," the WHO Director-General concluded.

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September 15, 2025 Peace and security

The situation in Yemen remains extremely tense amid escalating regional violence and arbitrary detentions of UN staff, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Monday.

“The recent wave of arbitrary detentions of 22 United Nations staff in Sanaa and Hodeida represents a flagrant escalation by Ansar Allah against the UN,” he stressed, adding that more than 40 staff remain in detention and one of those detained has died.

Grundberg said such actions, including the violent seizure of UN premises and property, "threaten the very ability of the Organization to facilitate peace efforts and provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Yemen."

The rapporteur also added that in addition to UN staff, thousands of Yemenis are detained as a result of the conflict. He expressed solidarity with all those arbitrarily detained and reiterated his call for their immediate and unconditional release.

Regional conflict

Stressing the need for "an inclusive political process, nationwide economic reforms and a ceasefire," he called on the conflicting parties to return to negotiations.

At the same time, the Special Envoy noted that the situation in the country is inextricably linked to regional dynamics. "The unresolved conflict in Yemen is like a fault line that sends tremors beyond its borders and intensifies regional conflicts," he said. According to him, without stability in Yemen, there can be no stability in the region and vice versa – the situation in the region determines how events will develop in the country.

Against this backdrop, Grundberg added, the war in Gaza is accompanied by an “alarming and dangerous intensification of hostilities between Ansar Allah and Israel.” The Houthis continue to strike Israel, causing harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure. In response, Israeli airstrikes were recorded in August and September on Sanaa and other areas under the control of Ansar Allah. In particular, the strikes on August 28 claimed the lives of high-ranking members of the movement, some of whom were in contact with the Special Envoy’s office. “This cycle of escalation must end,” Grundberg noted.

Mass famine

In turn, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher reminded members of the Security Council that Yemen is among the three countries with the worst food situation in the world.

“Another million people will be on the brink of extreme hunger by February next year, in addition to the 17 million Yemenis who already lack food,” he warned. More than 70 percent of households, he said, are unable to meet their daily food needs.

Fletcher said humanitarian efforts included distributing food and essential supplies, as well as supporting water and health facilities. However, he said funding shortages and deteriorating conditions were preventing aid from being delivered on the scale needed.

"The funding cuts are costing lives. In addition to the food security crisis, two million women and girls have lost access to reproductive health services. And in Yemen, one pregnant woman is already dying every two hours," the UN deputy chief said.

He concluded with a call to action for the Security Council. According to Fletcher, members of the Security Council should use their influence to ensure the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained staff. They should also return UN premises occupied by security forces and increase funding for humanitarian action. “We must not allow mass starvation to determine the future of Yemen,” Fletcher said.

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September 15, 2025 Women

Women around the world still earn on average 20 percent less than men. Gender equality is not fully achieved due to persistent historical and structural barriers that limit opportunities for women and girls, UN Women said ahead of International Equal Pay Day on 18 September.

Inequality persists

According to the UN, women are more likely than men to be unemployed. Only 28 percent of employed women worldwide have access to paid maternity leave. At the same time, women still do an average of three hours more unpaid work per day in housework and childcare and elder care than men.

The UN also notes that the gender pay gap is greater among national and racial minorities. In the US, black women earn 63.7 cents of every dollar earned by white men, indigenous women earn 59 cents, and Latinas earn 57 cents.

Women, especially migrant women, are much more likely to work in the informal sector, where wages are lower and working conditions are much worse. Motherhood exacerbates inequality: working mothers earn less than women without children.

Internationally enshrined law

UN Women recalls that equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental right enshrined in the in one of the international conventions, which has already been ratified by 91 countries, and is a guarantee of socio-economic development.

The organization calls for coordinated action to reduce the gender wage gap.

“We continue to advance this agenda in partnership with governments, employers, workers’ organizations, international institutions and research organizations,” the statement said.

Governments, UN Women stresses, must create legal and policy frameworks to ensure equal pay. Employers must implement transparent pay practices and create gender-sensitive workplaces, and workers’ organizations must promote social dialogue and collective bargaining.

“With evidence and technical support from international institutions and research organizations, as well as the active participation of the private sector, civil society and academia, we can close the gender pay gap and ensure women’s full economic empowerment,” the statement said.

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September 9, 2025 UN

The main news of the day in the UN and around the world: more than 20 killed in an attack in the Donetsk region, an Israeli strike on the capital of Qatar, human rights violations in Sudan, global military spending reaches a record level.

Attack in Donetsk region

Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmale condemnedtoday's attack in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. In turn, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country (HRMMU) Danielle Bell said that the Mission was “working to obtain additional information about the suspected Russian air strike that reportedly killed 24 people and injured 19 this morning” in the village of Yarovaya in Donetsk region, less than 8 kilometers from the front line. According to local authorities, most of those killed were elderly people who had come to collect their pensions.

Strike in Qatar

UN Secretary General condemned Israeli strike on Qatari capital as a "flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of that country. Speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Antonio Guterres noted that Qatar was playing a "very positive role in achieving the ceasefire and freeing the hostages." According to media reports, Israel carried out several strikes in Doha, targeting the Hamas leadership, who had gathered there for a meeting.

War in Sudan

The Fact-Finding Mission to Sudan presented its latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday. The mission's chairman, Mohamed Chande Othman, stressed that both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Intervention Forces militia had committed crimes during the war. An independent investigation into human rights violations in the country found that civilians had been "deliberately targeted, forcibly displaced and starved." In addition, Othman said, girls as young as 12 were being forced into marriage, "sometimes under threat of the death of their loved ones."

Military expenditures

After a decade of military buildup, global military spending reached a record high in 2024, increasing by more than nine percent compared to 2023. This is stated in a new report by the UN Secretary-General. The head of the Organization emphasizes that the situation signals a departure from the principles of the UN Charter. Global military spending, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, reached $2.7 trillion last year. The report calls on UN member states to reconsider their security and development priorities.

General Assembly

The UN chief spoke at the closing of the 79th session of the General Assembly. He thanked outgoing General Assembly President Philemon Young and expressed hope for fruitful cooperation with President-elect Annalena Baerbock during the next session, which opens today at UN headquarters in New York.

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September 9, 2025 Culture and education

For Nelson Rodriguez, Education Specialist, UNICEF Ukraine, International Day of Protection from Attacks in Education – is not just another date on the UN calendar, but a reminder of the daily challenges that Ukrainian children face. Nelson travels widely around the country helping to implement UNICEF educational programs, and he has a lot to share with UN News Service readers.

"Children strive to learn under any circumstances"

What strikes Nelson most about the harsh realities of war is the desire of Ukrainian children to return to school, no matter what, to sit at a desk next to their classmates and feel the “normality” of the learning process. “I would definitely note the desire of children to study, to go to school, to communicate with friends, to learn something new. I think this is very important in the current conditions and deserves a special mention,” he says.

Many children, especially those forced to learn entirely online because of security concerns, struggle with social and emotional development. Nelson recalls a teacher who ran into her students at the supermarket — and they didn’t recognize her in real life, away from the computer screen. “Can you imagine a situation where kids don’t see their teacher as a real person at all?” he says.

A lesson interrupted by sirens

Where physical schools remain open, lessons are often interrupted by sirens. Air raid sirens force children and teachers to take shelter, sometimes several times a day.

Nelson recalls a school where a September 1 celebration – with flowers, balloons and a generally joyful atmosphere – was suddenly interrupted by an alarm. “Imagine being six years old, it’s your first day of school, you’re just starting to realize that you have a new life – and suddenly you have to run for cover,” he says.

Imagine: you are six years old, it is your first day of school, you are just beginning to realize that you now have a new life – and suddenly you have to run for shelter

According to Nelson, it is precisely these experiences that shape childhood in Ukraine today. “We tend to think of war primarily as the destruction of infrastructure – and indeed, 10 percent of educational institutions in the country have been destroyed or damaged. But protecting education also means minimizing the constant disruption of learning and uncertainty,” Nelson emphasizes.

In classrooms where children are returning after extended periods of online learning, there may be psychological challenges. “They’re not used to being physically seated next to another child who may be a complete stranger, because they were learning alone in a familiar home environment,” Nelson says.

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UNICEF is helping Ukrainian schools and communities organize extra classes, preschool programs, and catch-up lessons. Shelters have been installed in 90 percent of the country’s schools, allowing more children to return to the classroom. But the emotional toll remains high.

“We need to understand how constant disruption and disruption are having a profound impact on children’s mental health and well-being, and we need to consider how we – UNICEF, our partners and the wider international community – can minimise this impact,” Nelson says.

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Behind the statistics

For Nelson Rodriguez, the statistics – thousands of damaged schools, a third of students still learning fully or partially online – are just part of a much larger picture. His memory is now perhaps forever imprinted on the anxious faces of Ukrainian children in classrooms and shelters, their resilience in the face of constant danger and their desire for normal school life.

“Protecting education is not just about fixing buildings,” he says. “It’s about ensuring that children can continue to learn, thrive and feel safe, even when the world around them is full of uncertainty.”

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September 9, 2025 UN

Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was sworn in as President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. “Our task at this 80th session is to show 8 billion people why this organization still matters,” she said.

Before the opening of the new session, the closing ceremony of the 79th session of the General Assembly was also held at UN headquarters on Tuesday.

"The founders of this organization in 1945 recognized a fundamental fact. The strength of the United Nations comes from the desire of nations to look beyond their national interests and think about what we can achieve when we stand together. That truth is as important today as it was 80 years ago," the UN chief said. Antonio Guterres, speaking at the closing ceremony.

During the swearing-in ceremony, Baerbock placed her hand on the 1945 UN Charter and then received the iconic carving from the outgoing President, Philemon Young. hammer.

Speaking to reporters outside the General Assembly, she said: "Looking at Gaza and Ukraine, Sudan and Haiti reminds us how often we have failed to deliver on our promises of peace and security, human rights, justice and sustainable development."

"We are now at a crossroads. The UN is under financial and political pressure. That is why the 80th session is not an ordinary session. Our task, 80 years after the creation of the UN – when the world is divided – is to preserve the entire United Nations system, to strengthen it and make the UN fit for the 21st century," Baerbock said.

Asked about Israel's strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar, she stressed that, in accordance with the UN Charter, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all UN member states must be respected.

"What we need is not tension in the region, but an intensification of diplomatic efforts aimed at an immediate and permanent ceasefire, an improvement in the humanitarian situation for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip with the assistance of the Israeli government, and the release of all hostages held by Hamas," she said.

Baerbock was elected in June with the support of 167 member states. She takes office amid geopolitical tensions, with multiple conflicts continuing around the world. Elections for the next UN Secretary-General are scheduled for 2026.

Baerbock is the first woman from the Western European group and the fifth woman in history to hold the post of President of the General Assembly.

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